Dynamo-electric machine



l. B.v WIARD.

DYNAIVIO ELECTRIC MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 3,1919.

Panted NOV. 30, 1920.

UNITEE STATES JOHN B. WIARD, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

DYNA1VIO-ELECTRIC MACIINE.

Application led October 3,

To all 'Lo/0m t may' concern.' 'Beit lnovv'n'that I, JOHN B'. Villano, a citiv zen of the United States, and a resident of This invention relates to dynamo electric' machines and more particularly to provisions for dissipating. the heat in such machines by the' introduction of coolingv air.

rllhe invention Will be best understood by reference to theV following description When taken in connection With the accompanying illustration, While its scope will be more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the4 drawings Figure l is a side elevation, partially in section, showing a motor embodying one forni of the invention, the section being taken onltheline 1-1 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation, also partly in section, of the motor shown in Fig. l; and

Fig.' 3'y is. at detail' in section taken on the line: inl Fig-2.

Referring toft'he drawings and to the embodiment of the invention which .is shown for illustrative` purposes, .ll have there disclosed an inductionzniotor, although the iniprovements herein referred to may be usefully employed in motors of other types, both alternating.' and direct current,and in generators as Well as motors. T he motor herein shown is provided with the rotor 2 having the shaft l and the squirrel cage Winding 3. This is mountedl to rotate Within ai stator which, asr usual, is of laminated iron construction formed of a plurality of annular sheet metal plates a held together Within a casing? 5 and provided with the usual Windings 6. ln the illustrated embodiment of the invention means are provided for admitting cooling air throughY the casing in such a path that it travels first in contact With the exterior of' the casing and then in the opposite direction in contact with the interior ofi thef casing and the outer surface of the stator core, the cooling air dividing Within the casing and thence passing to opposite ends of the motor Where it is circulated in Speccatonof Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30,1920.

i919'. serial No. 328,28*?.

tvv/o` symmetrical paths around aboi'itthe staltoi' Windings,.thence inwardly' about thel ro"- tor parts, being discharged at opposite ends? of the motor through the' endl shields.

The provision of airscooling passages' qualified to carry out the purposes of this invention may be had inmotorfconstruct'ions or motor casings Widely differing fromthat herein shown; but to facilitateconstruction and as a convenient means for providing such passages the casing 5 is constructed of sheet metal or other suitable" material, of appro priate thickness, and is provided With longitudinal corrugations as indicated iii the drawings. The stator core tis first assembled and the punchings are' tightly pressed to'- geth'er under heavy pressure in a suitable jig;-

A. ring of suitable stiffness andl of substantially the same external diameter as that of the'stator coreis then applied to each outside face of the assembled core While the structure is still under pressure; and one' or more (herein eight).f clamping devicesivhich are herein sliovvii in the form,` of rigid U- shaped clamps 8 are forced into position so as to straddle the periphery' of the core and firmly clamp-the latter together by the gripping pressure of their legs Which bear againsty the ring' 7.

lVhile the pressure Within the stator core is Vthus maintained by means ofk the clamps above referred to, the casing 5 is forced on the outside periphery of the core. The construction of the casing is such that it has a measure of flexibility, that is to say, it is4 capable of expanding' slightly and symmetrically. Its free internal diameter being.'

slightly less than that of the exterior part of the core, When the latter is forced into the casing the casingy will expandy slightly and symmetrically, firmly gripping the core at the detached points of gripping contact presented by the corrugations at 9, etc'.

rlhe structure may then be removed from the jig and mounted on an expanding arbor and the side and peripheral edges of the casing machined so as to receive' the end shields l0 and 1l. By suitably proportioning the' internal free diameter of the corrugated holder and the thickness and size or shape of the corrugations, t'helatter Will be given an` inherent flexibility which will grip' the stator core With any desired' pressure so that it will hold the core in place and against angular displacement. In order to secure the end shields to the casing, the ends of several of the clamps 8 are threaded to receive cap screw bolts 12, the latter passing through the end shield casings and serving to clamp the end shields to the core structure. Four such clamp screws are shown on each end shield, although any desired number may be employed.

Vhile suitable supports may be attached to the casing if desired, herein supporting feet 13 are shown as secured to or formed integrally with the end shields. The latter may be assembled in any one of several different positions by removing the cap scre. 's and turning the end shields about the stator so that the terminal leads can project at different points relative to the position assumed by the feet and convenient for wiring in any particular installation.

In order to dissipate heat by the circulation of cooling air, means are provided for forcing air into contact with the heated parts of the motor and suitable conduits or passages are provided for insuring an effective circulation of such air. Thile any suitable means may be employed for maintaining an air circulation, herein a Ventilating fan 15 (one of which is shown in Fig. l) is secured at each end of the rotor core 2 and serves to maintain a circulation of the cooling air which is conducted through the casing in two symmetrical paths and expel the same through the openings 16 in the end shields. The fan may be of any suitable construction but herein it is similar to the fan shown in my copending application, Ser. No. 323,854, filed Sept. 15, 1919, comprising a bell-shaped body with a flaring and fluted end flange so as to form what are, in effect, vanes or blades between which there are interior and exterior air-conducting channels. not only for the expulsion of the interior current of air in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1, but also for an exterior current which is set into movement ly the exterior channels, such exterior current of air being drawn inwardly from thev end of the shaft close to the bearings and the fan, whence it is deflected radially outward as indicated in Fig. 1.

Referring to the conduits or passages for the cooling air, the air is admitted intermediate the ends of the casing, herein by providing central air-admission openings if() which are formed by cutting through the outwardly projecting ribs or corrugations This shape of fan provides A streams, as indicated in Fig. 3, and passes to opposite ends of the casing. At the end of the casing each current of air is caused to pass through the annularI opening 21 pro` vided between the end ring 7 and the adjoining end shield, thence passing (as shown by the direction of the arrows in Figs. 1 and 3) over and about the stator coils 6 and thence, through the interposition of the deflector shield 22, inwardly into proximity with the end of the rotor windings, whence it is expelled through the annular space between the inner edge of the deflector and the fan 15 by the force of suction maintained by the fan.

The corrugations in the casing not only,v provide interior longitudinal conduits, along which the centrally admitted cooling air must travel in proximity to the stator core and the casing before reaching the end of the casing and the vicinity of the stator coils, but they also provide exterior longitudinal conduits along which the air may be made to circulate in contact with the out side of the casing before being admitted to the interior thereof. To this end any suitable means may be employed for deiecting the incoming air along the corrugations of the casing, but herein the casing is covered by a screen which may be of any suitable size or shape but herein encircles the entire easing from end to end. This not only screens the entering air but causes a large portion of the air passing through the admission openings 20 to be drawn through the end of the screen and passed along the external corrugations from opposite ends of the casing to the central portion thereof. T his is due to the fact that the full supply of air required for the admission openings cannot be drawn through that portion of the screen in immediate proximity thereto but must be drawn from the ends thereof as well. The amount of air which is drawn through the ends of the screen will increase as the motor is used and the portion of the screen immediately contiguous to the central openings becomes more or less clogged with dust or lint.

The described construction therefore presents air passages which cause the incoming cooling air to flow in contact with the outside of the easing from opposite ends thereof toward an intermediate point and thence, in proximity to or contact with the interior of the casing and the stator core, from the intermediate point toward opposite ends thereof, the flow of the air within the casing being in two symmetrical streams, and being thereby brought into contact with or in proximity to the stator windings and the rotor windings and expelled through opposite ends of the motor.

The two currents of air being substantially symmetrical, the opposite ends of the interior thereof and with the stator core after entering the same.

11. A dynamo electric machine having a casing and air circulating means, said machine presenting air passages adapted to conduct the air longitudinally in Contact with the exterior of the casing from the ends thereof toward an intermediate opening and thence in opposite directions in contact with the interiorl of the casing after entering the same.

12. A dynamo electric machine having a stator core and a casing, air circulating means, said machine presenting longitudinal air conducting passages exterior of the casing and longitudinal air conducting passages within the casing and between the latter and the stator core, the exterior passages communicating with the interior passages.

13. A dynamo electric machine having a casing with external air conducting grooves longitudinally arranged and air circulating means, said casing having air admission openings intermediate its ends and having also means external to the casing to assist in directing the air along the grooves.

14. A dynamo electric machine having a casing with external air conducting grooves longitudinally arranged and air circulating means, a screen overlying said casing to form screened air admission openings intermediate its ends, and means for conducting air from said grooves to the interior of the casing.

15. The method of cooling a dynamo electric machine which consists in forcing air through the casing of said machine and first ausing said air to travel in Contact with the exterior surface of said casing, next interiorly in contact with the stator parts and thereafter in Contact with the rotor parts.

16. A dynamo electric machine having a stator and a rotor, a casing providing external and internal air cooling passages longitudinally of the machine, the internal passages having exit openings communicating with the working space of the motor, the external passages having air admission openings adjacent the ends and the external passages having exit openings to the internal passages at points intermediate the ends.

1T. A dynamo electric machine having a stator and a rotor, a casing the walls of which form external and internal air cooling passages, the external passages having air admission openings and having also exit openings to the internal passages, the internal passages being formed in part by the walls of the stator, whereby the cooling air contacts directly therewith, and the internal passages communicating with the working space of the machine, whereby the air entering the external passages is delivered to the internal passages and thence to the working space, and means for discharging'the air from the casing.

18. A dynamo electric machine having a stator and a. rotor, a casing providing external and internal air cooling passages longitudinally of the machine, the internal passages having exit openings communicating with the working space of the motor at opposite ends thereof and the external passages having air admission openings adjacent the ends and the external passages having exit openings to the internal passages at points intermediate the ends, combined with air discharge openings at opposite ends, and air pressure creating means to create symmetrical cooling currents at opposite ends of the machine.

19. A dynamo electric machine having a stator core, a casing with which the core has contact at separated points, there being provided between the points of contact longitudinal. air cooling passages communicating at opposite ends with the working space of the motor, external air communicating passages provided by said casing having openings communicating with the internal passages, and means for creating air cooling currents passing along said external passages, thence to said internal passages and thence to the working space of the motor.

20. In a dynamo electric machine the combination with a stator core of a sheet metal casing, the latter having contact with the core at a plurality of separated points, and air-circulating devices, said machine presenting air passages located to circulate externally derived air over both sides of the sheet metal casing.

In a dynamo electric machine the combination with a stator and its core of an externally grooved casing having contact with the core at a plurality of separated points and a screen element overlying an external portion of the casing and in contact therewith.

22. In a dynamo electric machine the combination with a stator core of a sheet metal casing, the latter having contact with the core at a plurality of separated points and air-circulating devices, said vmachine presenting air passages located to circulate externally derived air first across the outside of the casing and then on the inside thereof in contact with the periphery of the core and then to and through the working space of the motor.

23. In a dynamo electric machine the combination with a laminated stator core of a sheet metal casing, the latter having contact with the core a't a plurality of separated points and presenting a longitudinal passage extending across the peripheral edges of the core lengthwise the axis of the machine and air-circulating devices with means to direct externally derived air first over the outside of the easing and then on the inside thereof through said longitudinal passage.

24. A dynamo electric machine having a stator core, a Corrugated easing having eontact With the core at a plurality of separated points and air-circulating means,

said machine presenting air-Conducting passages lengthwise the machine between the l0 easing' and the Core and adapted to bring external cooling air in Contact With the periphery of the core.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN B, WIARD. 

